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Elsa Wagner

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Elsa Wagner

Born January 24, 1881 in Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]Died August 17, 197580 films

Elsa Wagner (January 24, 1881 – August 17, 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

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Born as Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner on 24 January 1881 in Reval, in what is now Tallinn, Estonia, Elsa Wagner pursued training with Maria Spettini in Saint Petersburg, Russia prior to making her acting debut in Berlin, Germany in 1901. In addition to her performances on tour with multiple theater productions, including Faust and Peer Gynt, she went on to secure roles in more than 140 feature films, including Robert Wiene's Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) and Karl Heinz Martin's Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (From Morn to Midnight) in 1920, F. W. Murnau's 1922 Das Brennende Acker (The Burning Earth), Gerhard Lamprecht's Die Buddenbrooks and Wiene's I.N.R.I. in 1923, and E. R. Dupont's 1929 Atlantik.

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari posterFirst watchThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari19207.9as Landlady (uncredited)Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr.View film

Filmography

80 films as actor
  1. 1971Unser Willi ist der BesteAlte Dame
  2. 1971Seine Majestät Gustav KrauseEmma
  3. 1964Emil and the DetectivesNana
  4. 1964The Monster of London CityEmily the Housekeeper
  5. 1960The Haunted CastleYvonne
  6. 1960Der Geburtstag unserer EheTante Dolly
  7. 1960Sweetheart of the GodsFrau Lengefeld
  8. 1958Ihr 106. GeburtstagViktoria Burger
  9. 1949Marriage of FigaroMarcellina
  10. 1949The Night of the TwelfthFrau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
  11. 1947Wozzeck
  12. 1947...and the Sky Above UsFrau Heise
  13. 1947No Place for LoveNiobe
  14. 1946Tell the TruthSchwester Ida
  15. 1945The Man in the SaddleHaushälterin
  16. 1944Life CallsKlara
  17. 1944A Beautiful DayHedwigs Wirtin
  18. 1944The ImpostorGräfin Anastasia
  19. 1943I'll Carry You in My ArmsFrau Herbst
  20. 1941The Waitress AnnaMathilde Noack
  21. 1940Dream MusicMme. Holme
  22. 1940Die unvollkommene LiebeGeheimrätin Zenglein
  23. 1940Was wird hier gespielt?
  24. 1940Hansel and GretelHexe
  25. 1939Die GeliebteFrau Geheimrat Peters
  26. 1939The Leghorn HatBaronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
  27. 1938Tanz auf dem Vulkan
  28. 1938Freight from Baltimore
  29. 1938You and I
  30. 1938The GamblerMarfa, Kinderfrau
  31. 1938Anna FavettiFrau Stetius
  32. 1938GroßalarmFrau Köppen
  33. 1938Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
  34. 1937Gasparone
  35. 1937Daphne and the DiplomatFrau Wachsmut
  36. 1937A Dangerous GameMartinis Haushälterin Hildegard
  37. 1937Die göttliche Jette
  38. 1937Der EtappenhaseTante von Marie
  39. 1937Ball at the MetropolFrau Selle
  40. 1936Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen LiebeMutter Brinkmann
  41. 1936Moscow ShanghaiFrau Iwanowna
  42. 1936MoralFrau Lundt
  43. 1936Hans in LuckMutter
  44. 1935The Student of PragueJarmila
  45. 1935Joan of ArcFrau aus dem Volk
  46. 1935BarcaroleGiacintas Dienerin Elvira
  47. 1934An Evening Visit
  48. 1934Music in the BloodMathilde
  49. 1934Gold
  50. 1933Dawn
  51. 1933Was wissen denn MännerMutter Kroschelt
  52. 1932Three from the stamp officeDie Vermieteri
  53. 1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F.Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
  54. 1931The Song of LifeErikas Mutter
  55. 1929Ehe in Not
  56. 1929AtlanticAnna, Heinrich's wife
  57. 1929Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweintFriedrich's Mother
  58. 1929Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
  59. 1928LutherLuthers Mutter
  60. 1928The Old Fritz IIPrinzeß Amalie
  61. 1928The Old FritzPrinzessin Amalie
  62. 1927Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
  63. 1926Children of No ImportanceFrau Martens
  64. 1926People Among UsMrs. Ritter
  65. 1924Frühlingsfluten
  66. 1923I.N.R.I. – A Film of HumanityDie Mutter
  67. 1923The BuddenbrooksSesemi Weichbrodt
  68. 1922The Loves of Pharaoh
  69. 1921Wandering SoulsFrau Jepantschin
  70. 1921Mad LoveRichard's mother
  71. 1920The Night of Queen Isabeau
  72. 1920Die Marchesa d'ArminianiAssuntas's mother
  73. 1920The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariLandlady (uncredited)
  74. 1920From Morning to Midnight
  75. 1919Das Werkzeug des CosimoFrau von Esslair
  76. 1918The Pied Piper of HamelinFrau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
  77. 1918Die blaue Mauritius
  78. 1918Die Sieger
  79. 1918The Rosentopf CaseFrau Hintze
  80. 1916Das wandernde LichtFrau von Glassner